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Recovery compartment, pitch thruster, and C- and S-band antenna.

This picture was taken from approximately this position.

The silver and white rounded square near the lower left of this picture is one of the C- and S-band antennas. The larger, bottom circle is the S-band antenna and the smaller, upper circle is the C-band antenna.

The wires to the left of the thrusters run down the entire height of the spacecraft, disappearing under the heat shield and into the recovery compartment. I assume that they're power cables for cabin interior lighting (although no such lights were on when I visited).

 
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Time picture taken Thu Jun 21 08:21:44 2007
Location picture taken Visitor Center
US Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD
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